Embele Awipi: Rogers begins 'new' career

3:56 AM,
May 27, 2013

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embele awipi
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Robbie Rogers has played more than 100 games in Major League Soccer. Sunday night was no different as he suited up for the first time for the Los Angeles Galaxy. The only difference was it was Rogers' first game since he made a U-turn on an early retirement after announcing he was gay.

As Rogers returns to the game, other professional sports will watch and take notes of what happens next. It's not a stretch to think worldwide attention will be on the United States as the world's most popular game confronts a new milestone.

I can't imagine how harrowing the past few months have been for Rogers, who at 26 ...